Bicyclist struck in Stafford

STAFFORD – A township man was injured when his bicycle struck a vehicle on Route 72 near the Stafford Square shopping plaza just before 11 a.m. Saturday, according to police.

Raul Sorto, 58, was traveling by bicycle from the north across Route 72 as traffic was stopped and backed up in the center and left lanes and did not see a truck, driven by Christian Sandfort, 19, of Galloway, approaching from the west in the right lane, police said.

Sorto’s bicycle struck the side of the truck and Sorto ended up with one of his feet getting run over by the truck, causing serious injury to the foot, police said.

After police responded to the report of the accident, Stafford Township EMS, Stafford Volunteer Fire Compnay and Monoc Paramedics also arrived to the scene, and Sorto was transported to Atlantic City Trauma Center, where he was listed in stable condition, according to police.